Exploring cell and tissue mechanics with optical tweezers

F Català-Castro, E Schäffer, M Krieg - Journal of cell science, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Cellular and tissue biosystems emerge from the assembly of their constituent molecules and
obtain a set of specific material properties. To measure these properties and understand …

Visualizing neurons under tension in vivo with optogenetic molecular force sensors

N Sanfeliu-Cerdán, LC Lin, AR Dunn… - … : Methods and Protocols, 2023 - Springer
The visualization of mechanical stress distribution in specific molecular networks within a
living and physiologically active cell or animal remains a formidable challenge in …

Linking modulation of bio-molecular phase behaviour with collective interactions

D Qian, H Ausserwoger, WE Arter, R Scrutton… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Bio-molecular condensates formed in the cytoplasm of cells are increasingly recognised as
key spatiotemporal organisers of living matter and are implicated in a wide range of …

Time-shared optical tweezers for active microrheology inside cells

F Català-Castro, PA Frigeri… - Optical Trapping …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The use of non-invasive, optical tweezers active microrheology provides invaluable
information on the mechanobiological principles that govern most cellular processes. The …